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ner; afterwards if a complaint is made, and the descrip- 

 tion answers to someone he has seen on his post, it will 

 make it easy to pick up such person. 



2. Q. Define extortion. A. If any judge, justice of 

 the peace, sheriff, coroner, constable, police officer, 

 clerk or other officer, state, county, town or municipal 

 executive, or ministerial, or judicial, shall willfully or 

 corruptly receive or take any fee or reward to execute 

 or do his duty as such officer, except such as is or shall 

 be allowed by law, or if any such officer shall willfully 

 or corruptly ask or demand as precedent to the per- 

 formance of his duty as such officer any fee or reward 

 except such as shall be allowed by law. 



3. Q. When a serious accident has happened, such 

 as a collision between two automobiles or other vehicles, 

 causing some person or persons serious injuries, or a 

 driver of an automobile seriously injuring some pedes- 

 trian, what would be the officer's duty regarding the 

 testing of brakes of such automobiles? A. He should 

 have the brakes on such automobile tested in the follow- 

 ing manner: Have one person sit at the steering wheel, 

 have three or four persons push automobile in motion, 

 person in driver's seat apply foot brakes when car is 

 in motion. If foot brake does not hold, apply emergency 

 brake in same manner. Have two or more persons 

 making such test appear at coroner's inquest, if in- 

 jured person or persons die. If automobile is in such 

 condition that test cannot be made in this manner, 

 have mechanic in garage examine brakes. In such 

 cases have mechanic appear at inquest. 



4. Q. Define burglary. A. Whoever willfully, ma- 

 liciously and forcibly breaks and enters, or willfully 

 and maliciously without force (the doors and windows 

 being open) enters into any dwelling house, kitchen, 

 office, shop, storehouse, warehouse, malthouse, stilling 

 house, or other building with intent to commit murder, 

 robbery, rape, mayhem or other felony or larceny shall 

 be deemed guilty of burglary, and be imprisoned in 

 the penitentiary for a term not less than one year, nor 

 more than twenty years, provided, however, that who- 

 ever willfully and maliciously and forcibly breaks and 

 enters, or willfully and maliciously without force (the 

 doors and windows being open) enters into any dwelling 

 house in the night time with intent to commit murder, 

 robbery, rape, mayhem or other felony or larceny, shall 

 on conviction be imprisoned in the penitentiary for a 

 term of not less than five years, nor more than twenty 

 years, provided further, that if at the time of com- 

 mitting the offense mentioned in the proviso, such 

 person shall be found with any deadly weapon, deadly 

 drug or anaesthetic upon his person or in his possession, 

 he shall on conviction be punished by imprisonment in 

 the penitentiary for any term of years, not less than 

 five years. 



5. Q. Define abduction. A. Whoever entices or takes 

 away any unmarried female of a chaste life and con- 

 versation from the parent's house, or wherever she may 



be found, for the purpose of prostitution or concu- 

 binage, and whoever aids and assists in such abduction 

 for such purpose, shall be deemed guilty of abduction. 



6. Q. Define abduction of child. A. Whoever will- 

 fully takes or decoys away any child under the age of 

 twelve years with intent to detain or conceal such child 

 from its parents, guardian or other person having the 

 lawful charge of such child, provided this shall not 

 apply to anyone who in good faith interferes to pro- 

 tect the child from abuse or cruel treatment. 



7. Q. Define the following: (a) Assault, (b) Assault 

 and battery, (c) Assault with an intent, (d) Assault 

 with a deadly weapon. A. (a) An assault is an unlawful 

 attempt coupled with a present ability to commit a 

 violent injury on the person of another, (b) Assault 

 and battery is the unlawful beating of another, (c) 

 Assault with an intent to commit murder, rape, may- 

 hem, robbery, larceny or other felony, (d) An assault 

 with a deadly weapon, instrument or other thing, with 

 an intent upon the person of another, a bodily injury, 

 where no considerable provocation appears or where the 

 circumstances of the assault show an abandoned and 

 malignant part. 



8. Q. Definitions of some words used in the ten series 

 of questions and answers. A. Carnal knowledge: sexual 

 connection. Chaste: pure. Concubinage: The act or 

 practice of cohabiting in sexual commerce, without the 

 authority of law or a legal marriage. Malignant: Evil 

 in nature or tending to do great harm. Malice afore- 

 thought: Wicked purpose. Tumultuously: Violent com- 

 motion; disturbance. Incorrigible: Beyond reform. 

 Inadvertence: Done without consideration. Intimida- 

 tion: The use of violence or threats to influence the 

 conduct of another. Muniments: That which supports 

 or defends, as a deed or a record. 



9. Penalties for crimes defined in the ten series of 

 questions and answers. Petty larceny: Not exceeding 

 one year in the House of Correction, and fine not ex- 

 ceeding $100. Grand larceny: Not less than one year 

 or more than ten years in the penitentiary. Crime 

 against children: Not less than one year, nor more than 

 twenty years. Contributing to the delinquency of chil- 

 dren: A fine of not more than $200 or one year in the 

 county jail, or both. Mayhem: Not less than one year, 

 nor more than twenty years or fined not exceeding $100 

 and confined in the county jail not exceeding one year. 

 Incest: Father with daughter, not exceeding twenty 

 years in penitentiary; of relatives, not exceeding ten 

 years. Rape: In penitentiary for a term not less than 

 one year and may extend to life. Murder: Shall suffer 

 the punishment of death or imprisonment in the peni- 

 tentiary for his natural life or for a term not less than 

 fourteen years. Manslaughter: For natural life or for 

 any number of years in penitentiary. Robbery: Not 

 less than one year, nor more than fourteen years, or 

 if he is armed with a dangerous weapon with intent if 

 resisted to kill or maim such person, or being so armed 



